NME Awards in L.A. Tonight!

Tonight brings the the annual British music ceremony onto U.S. soil for the first time. As the mods and rockers descend on El Rey Theatre they will be expecting performances by The Lemonheads, Carbon/Silicon, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, and a reunited-all original line of Jane’s Addiction, who are together just for the awards show. The hosts will be Jim Jeffries and Har Mar Superstar.

In another first, you can watch the whole thing on live on Myspace at 9pm PST. But to get in on all the red carpet arrivals, gossip and who’s wearing who, NME.com will be taking care of all that stuff starting at 7pm PST.

Here’s a taste of who is up for what but see the NME for the whole listing:

Indie/ Alternative Band Of The Year:
Foo Fighters
Kings of Leon
The Killers
My Chemical Romance
The White Stripes

Indie/ Alternative Album Of The Year:
Foo Fighters “Echoes Silence Patience And Grace”
The Hold Steady “Girls And Boys Of America”
The Killers “Sawdust”
Kings Of Leon “Because Of The Times”
The White Stripes “Icky Thump”